Embezzlement of Other People’s Property, Committed with the Use of Official Position, as a Corruption-Related Crime

This article deals with topical issues of legislative regulation and implementation of criminal liability for theft of other people’s property committed by persons using their official position. These stealing are investigated in the context of the phenomenon of corruption, while the common problems of the effectiveness of criminal law counteraction to the relevant acts are highlighted. In his work, the author refers to the current Russian and foreign criminal legislation on liability for stealing using official position, explanations of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, research of scientists concerning the issues under consideration, statistical information, formulates original proposals for improving the criminal legislation on liability for “official” stealing and the practice of its application.